Lost Media is screwed

I'm typing this up from my phone, so I apologize for any weird formatting.

I think it's important that with the current news about what's going on is that we try not to catastrophize the situation as much as the news about the lawsuit from the various publishing houses sucks and is a major blow; especially for those in places with moderate to strict censorship laws - even now here in the US with certain states.

This is reminiscent of the Napster to me, which just goes to show that some things never really change. It's a shame that a lot of it comes down to money, even though books being made readily available on places like Archive won't severely affect the market. People are still going to buy paperbacks, hardcovers, and ebooks. The only people who may struggle are self-published, independent authors, but that's how it is across all mediums.

Is lost media screwed? No. Archive isn't going anywhere anytime soon. If you're able to donate to them (and places like Wikipedia), give them a hand. Let this just be a reminder to always have backups of your stuff. Make backups of the backups. Invest in physical media preservation. Support your local libraries